as in proclamation
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Recent Examples of annunciation
Djo skates between falsetto and mellow, talky vocals with moments of funky, emphatic annunciation.
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airmail.news, 5 July 2025
One is his first memory of lying in a cradle and a falcon flying in and striking his mouth with its tail, like an annunciation.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2023
Open seams in the ceiling allow sunlight to enter in ghostly lines—some defining an alternative volume within the space, others fanning out like an annunciation.
—Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2020
These will cover the birth and annunciation of Jesus and the journey and adoration of the Magi.
—Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 4 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annunciation
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The proclamation also mentions the Tubbs, Camp and North Complex blazes of recent years.—
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Continue reading … AMERICAN CULTURE QUIZ – Test yourself on culinary controversies and presidential proclamations.—
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Back in 2020, a spokesperson for the Oakland County Medical Examiner’s Office told PEOPLE that Beauchamp's death declaration was based on real-time medical data, including heartbeat and breathing, that was provided by responding authorities and EMS personnel.—
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What comes off as charming, an aura of innocence, is a declaration of independence bordering on defiance.—
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The quick pronouncement by administration officials before any meaningful investigation could be completed has raised concerns about the federal government’s determination to conduct a thorough review of the chain of events precipitating the shooting.—
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The quick pronouncement by administration officials before any meaningful investigation could be completed has raised concerns about the federal government’s determination to conduct a thorough review of the chain of events precipitating the shooting.—
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An argument over the appropriateness of the scene between Chase and Brown allegedly included an utterance of the N-word by Chase, which led to Brown storming off the set.—
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Then the language network parses that, finding familiar chunks in the utterance and using them as pointers to stored representations of meaning.—
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More Samuel Corum/Getty Images The final version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4, contains signification revisions and rescissions to clean energy grant programs enacted as part of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).—
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William is studying Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and writing a thesis on the theory of signification.—
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The network launched in 2024 and partners with over 50 providers—like Yellow Card and Onmeta—in more than 180 countries, working in over 150 fiat currencies, the company says.—
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The deference with which that body has bowed to presidential fiat would make Page and William Maclay shudder.—
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Trump’s edict was light on details — and the shares pared those losses in later trading — but the message was sent.—
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The Gospel of Matthew, McGowan said, recounts how King Herod – upon learning that a child born in Bethlehem was destined to one day take his throne – issued an edict for all male children in the city to be executed.—
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The actor-filmmaker, his wife Amal and their kids Alexander and Ella were recently granted citizenship in France, per a naturalization decree obtained by the French newspaper Journal officiel and viewed by PEOPLE.—
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The police reform decree has been in effect for more than six years, and there has been criticism and concern about the pace of implementation.—
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“Annunciation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annunciation. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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